Dave's Moodle 2 upgrade adventures

Dave’s Moodle 2
upgrade adventures.
(A prequel)
Moodleposium 2011 presentation
Mark Drechsler © NetSpot Pty Ltd 2011

Introducing the Moodle 1.9 to 2.x
upgrade process.

© NetSpot Pty Ltd 2011

Yo Moodle!


Hey Dave.
Long time no see.


You’re version 1.9 right?
I was thinking I’d get
you upgraded today.


Sure.
I assume you’ve considered
all the relevant information
around upgrading me to
Moodle 2 then?


I’ve done what now?


Fact: The upgrade from Moodle
1.9 to Moodle 2.x is the most
significant upgrade to Moodle
we’ve ever seen.


*sigh*

Ok Moodle, thrill me.


Well first up, remember all
those cool plugins you had
installed into me? Have you
considered how many of
them will upgrade cleanly?


You mean that doesn’t
happen automatically?


Fact: All customisations to
Moodle 1.9 need reviewing as part
of the upgrade process.


For each customisation/plugin, do
you:
- upgrade the code;
- cull the feature; or
- replace with new core feature.


What about the other
systems I’m integrated
with? Have you considered
them?


Let me guess – I need to
think about them too?


Maybe – the ones that I
had by default, like
checking your password
against our LDAP, should
upgrade fine.


Anything that is a custom
integration though will
definitely need looking at
and probably upgrading.


Fact: Custom integrations will
need re-working.


Plus: New integration methods?


And what about end user
support – how are you
going to help them manage
the change?


They coped with
previous upgrades with
minimal help – is this
any different?


In a word, yes.


Although most of the new
features can be switched
off initially and released
gradually, there are a few
unavoidable changes.


You’re being
melodramatic about
this Moodle – they’ll be
fine.


I still think some support
for new users around key
changes is going to
important Dave.


Wait until he sees the
new file management
model...


Fact: Some functionality changes
are unavoidable.

Users will need some help.


So if we sort all these
things out, can we
upgrade you then?


Absolutely.


Once we’ve tested the
upgrade by backing up my
entire site and testing it out
first to make sure nothing
goes bad come ‘showtime’.


How long is that going
to take?


That depends on how
much data I have stored in
me from years gone past…


Always test the upgrade in its
entirety, including data, before
the ‘real’ update.


Ok Moodle – you win.
Lets get started.


Oh, and I’ll need all my
themes redone as well.
Sorry – forgot to mention
that…


It’s a good thing I love
you Moodle.


The morals of this story:


Moodle 2.x upgrade:

Big upgrade + big benefits.


Effort is proportional to:
1. Customisation
2. Integration
3. Size
4. Acceptable risk levels


Currently supporting UC and
ANU through the 1.9 to 2.x
upgrade process…

… and Moodleposium sponsor.

www.netspot.com.au

www.markdrechsler.com


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